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Donald Trump lashes out at Google, and Xi Jinping unleashes charm offensive on BRI

Greece cracks down on aid workers 'smuggling migrants', and journalists in Bosnia protest after attack on reporter.

Google teams with banks to launch digital lending for India

The US search giant is set to offer instant, pre-approved loans to customers right within Google Pay in a matter of seconds.

Facebook & Google are in a frenzy chasing India’s $1 trillion online payment market

While India's digital payments market will touch $1 trillion only by 2023, China’s current mobile payments market stands at $5 trillion.

How WhatsApp payment service works and why it’s been challenged in court

A plea has been filed in Supreme Court saying until WhatsApp appoints a grievance officer, it should not be allowed to begin its payments service.

Apple & Google are controlling online free speech, privacy & collecting taxes too

App developers are sick of the ‘tax’ but its defenders say they are effectively paying to help keep phones current & app stores curated.

Google, Facebook should be forced to share ad revenue with content creators to help journalism

Local newspapers are losing out to digital giants in terms of readership and advertisements, thereby affecting their very survival.

Apple and Google face growing revolt over App Store ‘tax’

The companies charge 30 per cent of subscription dollars and in-app purchases. However, about two years ago, they lowered the cut to 15 per cent in some cases.

Internal strife forces Sundar Pichai to rethink Google’s re-entry to China

Reports about Dragonfly, a censored search app, compelled over 1000 Google employees to petition against its launch in China. 

The biggest political spender on Google ads, and why Nepal is gifting rhinos to China

China launches contest to name its latest lunar probe, and 12-month emergency in Italy region after deadly motorway collapse.

Snapchat has succumbed to Internet conventions it was once contemptuous of

By dumping its own heritage of boasting glossy video ads, Snapchat like Facebook and Google has given in to quick marketing gains. Snapchat has defined...

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Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.